Women of the 21st Century Club Steering Committee Biographies

Dorie Guess Behrstock has been an ambassador for Girls Incorporated of the Island City since 2001 (board member & executive committee member 2001-2008, President 2001-2003). Since March 2008, Dorie has served as a Region 1 volunteer representative for the Girls Incorporated national board of directors. She also currently serves on Alameda Point Collaborative Board of Directors, and is an active member of Isle City Business and Professional Women (President 2006-2007). Dorie has worked for the United Nations, UN Development Program & UNIFEM--while living in China she created a loan program for 3 women's enterprises in Shandong Province. Dorie has lived and worked in Canada, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia--including for 7 of 10 years raising 2 daughters with her husband in developing countries. She was one of 3 expats at the National Industrial Development Corporation of Swaziland, hired as Senior Economist and also becoming Treasurer. Dorie has a BSBA in Economics & was in the Centennial Scholars program during her years at the University of Denver. She also earned a MA in International Economics & International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (Washington, DC, & Bologna, Italy). She currently is conducting independent research about dual career professional couples, women's global mobility, and work-life balance. She is a founding member of the Women of the 21st Century Club and serves on the Club's Steering Committee where she is co-chair of Club Membership.

JuelleAnn Boyer has been a supporter and ambassador for Girls Incorporated of the Island City since 2002, serving on the Board of Directors until 2008. She served as Board Secretary and Director at Large during all six years of her term. She is also active in other community groups, including Alameda League of Women Voters and Isle City Business and Professional Women as well as actively supporting Alameda Family Services. Her career has spanned thirty five years in local government finance culminating in her retirement from the Chief Financial Officer position with the City of Alameda. Prior to moving to Alameda, she worked for the City of Petaluma and was active in similar local social service organizations. Her volunteer activities have focused on girls/women and their opportunities to achieve their goals. JuelleAnn is an early member of the Women of the 21st Century Club and serves on the Club's Steering Committee.

Lynn Davis is an IT executive with a focus on Global Business Systems. She has implemented Oracle EBusiness Suite in 18 countries, throughout Latin America, Asia, Saudi Arabia and Europe, as well as living in Taipei, Taiwan. All of the globe-trotting provided her with a wealth of experiences and the opportunity to work with many different cultures. She is currently consulting with a focus on the implementation of Business Systems as well engaging in the fast growing area of Social Networking. Her strength is in building bridges between Technology and Business. Prior to consulting she was the Worldwide Director of ERP and Corporate Synergies at Landor Associates, a leading Branding Consultancy, where she was responsible for the oversight and implementation of Oracle EBusiness Systems as well as developing and delivering their cross-functional acquisition integration model. Before working for Landor Associates she was at Bechtel Corporation where she started out as a Cost Engineer and transitioned into Technology. She is very active in non-profit organizations and is Chairperson for the Alumni Advisory Board for Child Development and Psychology at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Lynn serves on the Club’s Steering Committee, where she is the Blog Master.

Christina Ellwood - A seasoned senior executive, Christina has over 20 years experience in the technology industry. She is the President and CEO of Moreland Associates, which she founded in 2000. Her clients include technology start-ups, services providers, and enterprises. Prior to Moreland, she founded and served as President and CEO of OfficePlease Inc., an intranet software company and ASP and currently serves as the Chairman for the OfficePlease Foundation. Prior to OfficePlease, she was the VP of Marketing for Sentient Networks a telecom switch manufacturer, until their acquisition by Cisco Systems. Previously, she was director of carrier development and marketing at Premisys, a telecom and enterprise Integrated Access Device (IAD) manufacturer, which was later acquired by Zhone. Prior to Premisys, she held business development and marketing positions with N.E.T., a TI multiplexer manufacturer and Kevex Instruments, a provider of EDX and XRF spectrometers and detectors. She is an active supporter of organizations that support entrepreneurs. She is on the steering committee for the SVASE East Bay Series; is the chair of the Venture Back Executives Club for VC TaskForce; is a workshop leader and mentor for Astia; and is the program chair for the 2009 CleanTechOpen. Christina is a founding member of the Women of the 21st Century Club and serves on the Club's Steering Committee, where is chair of Club Programs. Christina is known for her strong, clear leadership and drive.

Judy Grant founded the Bay Area media and presentation training firm, Grant and Associates in 1997 and brings more than 25 years of media expertise in the areas of on-air talent and corporate consulting. Judy’s background in television news, working at CBS News in New York with Dan Rather, Charles Osgood, Charles Kuralt and Meredith Vierra served as a foundation for her award winning career. She worked in all facets of television news from reporting to television news anchoring to news management and producing. Her clients include executives, celebrities, and spokespersons from all industries. In 2007 she pioneered a unique public speaking program, Speaking for Impact, to identify and score a speaker's strengths and elevate their impact with audiences. Judy is a founding member of the Women of the 21st Century Club and leads Club Ambassador Training.

Laurie Harper is a bay area native. She received her BA from UC Berkeley in psychology. Her career has spanned high level recruiting in the financial services industry as well as the software technology arena. She was the Staffing Director at Wind River for 7 years and opened her own firm (Harper Associates) in 2003. In the Alameda community she served on the board of directors for Alameda Hospital and is currently on the Girls Inc. of the Island City board. Laurie serves on the Club’s Steering Committee, where she is co-chair of Club Membership.

Sandy Sidorsky lives in Alameda and retired in 2006 from a career in Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Project Management. She is one of the original women who came together to form the Women of the 21st Century Club, because she believes strongly in the wonderful work that Girls Inc. does. Sandy is also President of the Diablo Valley Chapter of Hadassah. Hadassah is the largest women's organization in America. The Diablo Valley Chapter has approximately 800 members. Hadassah will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2012. Sandy is a founding member of the Women of the 21st Century Club and serves on the Club's Steering Committee.


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